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Lick Fork over Poplar Creek

Whitley County, Kentucky · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Lick Fork over Poplar Creek in Whitley County, Kentucky, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2021, making it 4 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 49 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 38 of the 150 inventoried bridges in Whitley County rated good (25.3%); 8 (5.3%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 64 ft
Location	0.5 MI SW of JCT KY 92
NBI structure number	118C00075N
Condition class	Good

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Kentucky department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-75 over Ky 3000-tidal Wave Rd	1966	38,219	Fair
I-75 over Bacon Crk-corinth Rd	1967	38,219	Fair
I-75 over Blake Fork Creek	1967	38,219	Fair
I-75 over Brier Creek	1966	37,791	Fair
Rest Area over Ramp Ovr Sandy Flats Roa	1973	33,001	Fair
I-75 Nc over US 25W	1967	22,282	Fair